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Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble weather
November 26, 2026 · Charleston, SC · scheduled start 9:00 AM (America/New_York). What the start usually feels like, year by year — and a live start-time read once the race is inside the 7-day forecast window.
Countdown
91 days to race day
The live race-day forecast unlocks 85 days from now, when November 26, 2026 enters the 7-day forecast window — a start-time read for the scheduled 9:00 AM start. Until then, live hourly data is not available; the history below shows what race morning usually looks like.
Typical start temp
49°F
median of 20 years
A warm year
58°F
75th percentile start temp
Rain at the start
0%
0 of 20 measured years
Race-morning weather history
Charleston Thanksgiving mornings are typically mild for 9 AM starts, with fog and rain the main risks. 2020 VIRTUAL-only. Wyndo tracks what this calendar slot has actually served up at the start hour — temperature, dew point, wind, and rain — including the years when weather canceled or disrupted the race, and reads the live forecast for the start once race week arrives.
Median start temp
49°F
p75 (a warm year): 58°F
Median dew point
41°F
at the start hour
Rain at the start
0%
0 of 20 measured years
Warmest start
67°F
in 2024
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| Year | Start temp | Dew point | Wind | Precip (start hr) | Day's high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52°F | 39°F | 10 mph | dry | 64°F |
| 2024 | 67°F | 64°F | 17 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2023 | 47°F | 42°F | 8 mph | dry | 61°F |
| 2022 | 58°F | 53°F | 11 mph | dry | 69°F |
| 2021 | 38°F | 37°F | 5 mph | dry | 64°F |
| 2020 | 66°F | 63°F | 9 mph | dry | 76°F |
| 2019 | 50°F | 39°F | 8 mph | dry | 69°F |
| 2018 | 44°F | 40°F | 11 mph | dry | 60°F |
| 2017 | 51°F | 44°F | 11 mph | dry | 58°F |
| 2016 | 59°F | 54°F | 6 mph | dry | 77°F |
| 2015 | 55°F | 51°F | 12 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2014 | 47°F | 36°F | 15 mph | dry | 56°F |
| 2013 | 32°F | 23°F | 12 mph | dry | 48°F |
| 2012 | 40°F | 34°F | 13 mph | dry | 62°F |
| 2011 | 47°F | 35°F | 12 mph | dry | 65°F |
| 2010 | 61°F | 59°F | 4 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2009 | 48°F | 47°F | 5 mph | dry | 64°F |
| 2008 | 37°F | 31°F | 6 mph | dry | 63°F |
| 2007 | 66°F | 61°F | 11 mph | dry | 73°F |
| 2006 | 44°F | 41°F | 8 mph | dry | 57°F |
Slot climatology: each row is the weather at this race's usual calendar slot and start hour (ERA5 reanalysis at the start line) — including years when the edition was canceled or moved. A computed slot date is not a claim the race ran that day.
Your heat-adjusted goal for the 5k
The same cited model as the full calculator, pointed at this race: the median start-hour conditions this calendar slot has served up — climatology, not a forecast.
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Race facts
- Start line
- Marion Square at Meeting St & Calhoun St (official course page); square-centroid geocode, approximate ~100 m. Finish on the west side by the Francis Marion Hotel.
- Scheduled start
- 9:00 AM (America/New_York) — Corral wave start at 9:00 AM ET (walkers/strollers corral last, crossing well after 9:00); the kids fun run is AFTER the 5K in age-group heats 10:30-10:45 — the gun order is inverted from most trots.
- Field size
- 2025 timed finishers per RunSignup (scout-verified; the capped 500-entrant kids run is a separate event and excluded — inference). Organizer claims "over 8,500 participants" annually (marketing).
- Registration
- open (tiered $40-$60; no 5K race-day registration; open "until the event sells out")
Wyndo is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble (officially the "Turkey Day Run & Gobble Wobble 5K") or its organizers. Race names are used descriptively to identify the event; schedules and start times belong to the race — always confirm details on the official site. Weather guidance here is informational, never medical advice, and event alert flags on race day belong to the race's own medical team.